Dumping-car door.



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V. M. SUMMA. DUMPING GAR'DOOR. APPLIOATIN FILED JUNE 15, 1910. 131095603. i Patented Sept. 1,'1914.

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fwardly vcau-sing thes'haft 3 to travel bbdily piitwardly throughout .the length ofv arcuate: 5 slots 4,- the shaft swinging outwardlyfwith` links 6,- andthe sleeves-'16H' ai shaft bodily vits supporting being thus moved from beneath the over-' hanging 'shoulders 18, thus Areleasing-the-l doorsf and allowing the same'to drop down- Wardly ,1swin `.th'edoors Qswingdownwardly, the chains 1,5 are freely.'paid out bythe shaft 3,' thel saidl shaft being-.left freel to revolve. After the, dumping-ofthe car and when it is desired v to close the oors 9, it is only necessary to' oscillateilevers 17, 4the pawls thereof being4 .volving shaft 3 and vtaking up chains 15. As the said c hains are taken up, the depending brackets l2-are elevated and the doors 9 swung upwardly tothe closed position. As

positioned to, engage the ratchets for lresoon as the'doors have arrived in their closed position, the shaft 3 being still Aout at the outer terminus of the' slots 4, the shaft is caused to continue to revolve, thusy'taking f u a little morev of the e ects an inward travel 'of the shaftbodily longitudinally of the slots, and 'its movementis continued until the sleeves 16 are 3 0 positioned beneath the'shoulders 13 and dis? posed f or taking dil-ectly the load `froni-the outer edge of the door, the downward com' .ponent being taken up throu h the shaft, its linksl and theirj'gournals an journal beai'f 3'5 ings.l The inward bodily shifting of shaft .3 'is accompanied Iby but a relatively small vamount of rotary movement of the-shaft,

such movement being accommodated'by each chain 1 5 swingingr inwardly on the upper v 'bottom door,

4o end of thelow'ermost link as a pivot, such .lowermost link havin a fixed, rigid oonnec` tionwith the respective bracket -12.' Obviously, if'such'final or --closing rotation .is found toshift 'shaft '3 laterally with dini'- `vers -IT'may accompany the. final rotation of'shaft 3 for seating .the shaft beneath the shouldersv of brackets 12. As 'a positive lock for retaining shaft 3 against. accidental release in transit, said shaft is engaged, near each end thereof, by a 'lockingkeyj20. 'Each key 2Q consists'of aplate having its inner end formed with aj- `semi-cir'euhi-r.'not-ch receiving shaft 3, and itsouter.end provided with a shoulder 2 1, .the poi'jtion=ie f'thel key above the'shoulder extending through aperture 22 formed` in the bolster and stake gusset' plate When- 3 is"inits -inner or closed position, the

shaft e engagement of -keys.` 20 VpreventS- are? out- `ward or bodily movement thereof, and'when lt'is' desired to release theshaft, theouter endsiofkeys 20 are elevated until shoulders 2l are alined with apertures 22: whereupon 5 iheshaft 3 is new@ be drawnoutwardiy,

gon their hinges 1.0. As'

chains 15, lwhich,

' the'door is closed to extend past the shaft# Ameans for moving the 'shaft toand 'fromfa shouldered bracket,1 fixed to and an' inward, longitudinal thrust 'of le'-l from the door'below said shaft'a d adapte feach aperture 22 being of suiii'cient 'size tol ,allow'the free passagof thev shoulder .of the respeeftive ke i v1. 'Inj yfiat .bottom c ar, the vcimbin'ation* 70 with 'cross :bearers land' a .dumping .door`;,.of

movably sustained by sa.id cross 'beati-ers, a bracket fixed to and de ending from the door below said shaft andihav'- ing .an outstanding shoulder, 'the shaft' 75 lng adapted 3to...be` moved to and fro'maf ofl .sitionbeneatli'said shoulder, and a {ixi le connection"between the shaft andthe lower portionv of the bracket..

2. In a c'a'r, the oonibination'with ahin ed door, ofa rotatably mounted shaft, movai .mountedmeans for supportingthe samen saidl supporting means beingdesigned for adapting the shaft to move bodilyto andfrcm a position 'beneath 'the door,` aib'racket depending from thedoor adistancegreaterthan the distance between the .lower surface of the door and the vloweimost point of the shaft'when beneath th'e'door', and a iexible connectionbetween the'shaft and. bracket. 1 3. In a car, the combination with hinged bottom door',`of a rotatably mounted' shaft, movablymounted means for supportingfthe same,'said' supporting means .being designed for adapting the shaft to move bodily tog'and 95 from a position beneath the door, a shouldered bracket lixd to and dependin from' the door below said shaft and adapte when with the shoulder Aoverhanging;'the lshaft,

position beneath said shoulder, and flexible` connection between the shaft and bracket. i 4. In a car, the'conibination with ahinged of a; rotatably mounted shaft', inov'ably mounted meansfor supporting`- the same, saidsupporting 'means being designed for adapting the shaft 'to' move bodily to and from. ai position 'beneath th'edoor, a

dependin whenthe door is' closed to extend pa'st the shaft with the 'shoulder overhanging 'the shaft, --means foi-*moving the j shaft to and from a positionbeneath. said shoulder,l a sleeve on said shaft adapted to be engaged bvfsaid 'shoi'ilden and :i5-flexible. connection between the shaft-and bracket.

L 5g- -In a cai', the.c onibin'ation'v of a' hinged door, a bodily', -laterally' .shiftable, rotatably mounted shaft Vmovable beyond the .-fiee edge'.- Of the 'dem a -yoc'kabiegfgi pprtffei 'said shaft, rockably supported onvinde'pendent support below the shaft 'a bracket depending; from .the',door and lying substantially within" the longitudinal vertical plane -of said free edge, anda. iiexible'connection be# twee-n the bracket vand shaft. .6, Inja oaigjthe combinationbfa hinied door, a bodilyQlaterally shiftable, rotate. 130

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and a key engaging 'bdly adapted to actuate the door, a rockable supmounted-shaft movable `to and from a position beneath the door, a rockablel support for said shaft rockably supported on an independent support below' the-I shaft the door belng adapted in opening to swing past the shaft, anda iiexpible connection between the Shaft and door. f p. .7. In. anar, the combi-nation of a door, a bodily shiftable shaft adapted to support the door when in one of its ositions, a rook able Support for said sha 't rookably supported onA an independent' support below the shaft and` means for locking lthe shaft against bodily movement when in the door In a car, the combination with a support, of a door, a bodily' shiftable` shaft adapted to supportv the door in one of its positions, a rockable support for said shaft the support and adapt-l edto engage and'look the shaft in its door supporting' position. r s 9. In a car, the combination with a frame having an apertured plate, of a door, a bodily shiftable shaft adapted to support the door in one of its positions, and a key having one end engaging the shaft andthe --other end lextending through theaperture of said plate and lformed with a shoulder engaging'the-plate. j

" v10': .In acar, the combination of a door, a' i lshiftable, rotary mounted vshaft i port for said shaft and pavvl and ratchet mechanism shiftable with the shaft for rotating and' governing rotation of the shaft. I 11. In a ca'rthe combination .of a door-,a l

shalt for actuating the same, a swinging link rotatably supporting the shaft, a link swinging on the same vpivot as the first mentioned link, a yratchet wheel lined to the shaft, and paWl mechanism 'carried by the second mentioned link and engaging vthe l ratchet Wheel.

l12. In a door operating means, rockable 1neans,`a shaft movable therewith and rotatably mounted near one end of said rookable door;

means, fixed members supporting the opposite end of lsaid rockable means vvith slots inl said fixed members limiting the movementv of said shaft.

13. In a door operating means, thecoml bination comprising a door, slotted trans erse members extending belovv the door,

rockable links pivotally mounted on said transverse members, a. shaft carried by said i rookable links and movable in the slots of l said transverse members and means for lifting the dooroandmoving said shaft under the door when in vclosed position.

in the slot of the transverse members, a shaft carried by said rockable-links and movable in the slots of said transverse', members and means fon 'causing said door to close and tolock it in closed position.

oars, an underframe, a door, links pivot-a-l .supported by said underframe and adapted .to swingv to relatively vertical position un der the free edge of said door,'a shaft supported by the upper part of said links and iexible means connecting said shaft and 'said door. l

17. In a dumping car, a dumping door, a shaft and door lift-ing means Connecting the door .and shaft, and rockable means supporting said shaft.

v 18. In azdu'mping oar, a combination oomprising a slotted member, a door, and rockable links supporting a shaft in said slotted member, the shaft being movable in said slotted member under saidfdoor.

19. In a dumping car a door operating shaft, lrockable links supporting said shaftand the shaft being movable transversely of they car in guide slots both under and away from a door. l

20. In a dumping car, a door, a slotted underframe member, a rockable member supported by said slotted member entirelyl helo'vv said door, and a door operating shaft carried by the rockable member and guided slotted member, the shaft being movable under and avv-'ay from the `:21. In a dumping car, slotted underframe members. a door. a door operating shaft movable in slots of said underframe members. supporting means on said underframe members, and rockable i shaft-supporting linl-.ts pivotally connected with said supporting members.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses. I VICTOR M. SUMMA.

Witnesses: e

CHARLOTTE Mirza, J. H'. BRUEGGEMAN,

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